“Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Barry’ and ‘Succession’ Score WGA Awards
Feb03

“Parasite,’ ‘Jojo Rabbit,’ ‘Barry’ and ‘Succession’ Score WGA Awards

Ana Gasteyer hosts the WGA Awards in Beverly Hills It’s really a shame that the WGA Awards are not televised because this is an awards show that has it all, from major Hollywood stars to song and dance men and women to storm troopers and clowns. And running all through the kudofest, which itself can last for up to three hours, is a huge vein of humor. At this year’s West Coast event, held February 1 at the Beverly Hilton’s...

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35th Annual Artios Awards Celebrate Casting’s Finest
Feb02

35th Annual Artios Awards Celebrate Casting’s Finest

Artios Awards ceremonies at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom The world of casting is so large that the 35th annual Artios Awards were held in three cities on the same night in each of their respective time zones, London, New York and Los Angeles. At the LA edition of the ceremonies January 30, held at just about everybody’s award season-favorite hotel, the Beverly Hilton, host Ron Funches got things off to a rousing...

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Zucker, Burke Among Five Honored at Tartikoff Legacy Awards
Jan29

Zucker, Burke Among Five Honored at Tartikoff Legacy Awards

WarnerMedia’s head honcho Jeff Zucker had nothing else going on last Wednesday night, or so he claimed, even as CNN continued its wall-to-wall coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Yet Zucker took time out from breaking news to fly to Miami, his hometown, for what would be a very special evening. It was a night of fond remembrances and several standing ovations at the 17th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards,...

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‘Red Table Talk: The Estefans’ Comes to Miami
Jan25

‘Red Table Talk: The Estefans’ Comes to Miami

Hillary Atkin, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Estefan, Lili Estefan and Emily Estefan at NATPE Gloria Estefan and her family are undisputed luminaries in Miami. And so it was that the Grammy award-winning singer, her daughter and her niece got an especially warm hometown reception at last week’s NATPE confab. I had the pleasure of moderating a panel with Ms. Estefan, her daughter Emily and her niece Lili, along with Jada Pinkett Smith, on...

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‘The Irishman,’ ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,’ ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Crown’ Top Critics Choice Nominations

Awards season comes into clear focus with today’s announcement of the nomination for the 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards, which honor excellence in both film and television. The organization showered director Martin Scorsese’s epic film “The Irishman” with 14 nominations including Best Picture, Robert De Niro for Best Actor, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor, Martin Scorsese for Best Director, Best Acting...

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